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Dr. Esther van Praag
biologist
1965
The Netherlands - Switzerland
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EDUCATION |
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2009-... |
Submission of book manuscript to a publisher.
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2006-... |
Redaction of a veterinary level book on specific rabbit
diseases, including graphic illustration of the different diseases.
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2003-... |
www.MediRabbit.com,
latest rabbit veterinary medicine knowledge, preparation of slide
presentations for veterinary professionals, with collaborations for translations
in various countries. |
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2002-2003 |
Head of
the Biochemistry department, start-up, Zurich, Switzerland. |
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2000 -2002 |
Post-doc - University Hospital of Zurich, Institute of Pathology, Dept. of
Child Pathology, Zurich, Switzerland. |
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1997-1999
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Post-doc -
University of Zurich, Institute for Plant Biology, Dept. of
Microbiology, Zurich, Switzerland. |
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1992-1996
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Ph.D. -
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and
Environmental Quality Sciences, Rehovot, Israel. “Fructose-2,6-Bisphosphate:
Its Role in the Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Citrus Fruits”. |
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1991 |
M.S. biology - RijksUniversity of Leiden, Faculty of Sciences,
the Netherlands. “Etude Des
Inhibiteurs de la Phosphofructokinase Pyrophosphate Dépendente et Dosage du
Fructose2,6 bisphosphate chez les Végétaux Supérieurs.” and “Development of a Specific
Enzymatic Assay for Lipase that can be used for the Study of Lipid Bodies
from Barley.” |
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1984 |
Baccalaureate at
the International School, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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RESEARCH GRANTS
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1993-96 |
BARD: USA - Israel Binational Research and
Development Fund. subject:
Fructose-2,6-bisphosphate and citrate: their roles in the regulation of
carbohydrate metabolism in citrus fruits and leaves. |
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1997-99 |
COST - 818: Hydrogenases and their
biotechnological applications. subject: Hydrogen
as electron donor of microorganism with alternative electron acceptors |
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2000-2002 |
FNSR - Fonds
National Suisse de Recherche subject: Pre-eclampsia
– Search for the bullet |
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VARIOUS |
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2000-...
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Veterinary self-study, with emphasis on
rabbit medicine. |
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1997-1999
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Dept of Microbiology, University of
Zurich: practical course |
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1992-1996
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, teaching
assistant in: · Biochemistry of
the plant's secondary metabolism; · Physiology and pathology of fruit conservation;
· Botanics of garden plants;
· Garden architecture. |
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1991-1992
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Laboratory of Plant Physiology and
Biochemistry, University of Geneva, research and teaching assistant. |
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PUBLICATIONS
IN REFEREED JOURNAL
From the M.S. research: Degli Agosti R,
Van Praag E, Greppin H. Effect
of chloride ions on the kinetic parameters of the potato tuber and mung-bean
pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase. Biochem Int. 1992 Mar;26(4):707-13. Van Praag E, Monod
E, Greppin H, Degli Agosti R. Response of the carbohydrate metabolism and
fructose-2,6-bisphosphate to environmental changes. Effect of different light
treatments. Botanica Helvetica 1997, 106:103-112. Van Praag E, Degli Agosti R. Response of
fructose-2,6-bisphosphate to environmental changes. Effect of low temperature
in winter and summer wheat. Archives
des Sciences 1997, 50:207-215. From the Ph.D. research: Van Praag E, Zehavi U, Goren R. Control of PPi and
ATP-phosphofructokinase in sucrose metabolism in mature grapefruit. Abstracts
of Papers of the American Chemical Society (1995) vol. 210: 7-carb (1) Van Praag E. Use of 3-D computer modelling and
kinetic studies to analyze grapefruit pyrophosphate-dependent
phosphofructokinase. Int J Biol Macromol. 1997 Dec;21(4):307-17. Van Praag E, Gonzalez P, Brune A, Goren R, Zehavi U,
Echeverria E. Fru 2,6-P2 and citrate: intracellular
distribution in citrus tissues and effect on grapefruit leaf PFP. Biochem Mol
Biol Int. 1998 Jan;44(1):117-25. Van Praag E. Kinetic properties of cytosolic fructose
1,6-bisphosphatase from grapefruit. Effect of citrate. Biochem Mol Biol Int.
1997 Oct;43(3):625-31. Van Praag E, Zehavi U,
Goren R. Kinetic
properties of ATP-dependent phosphofructokinase from grapefruit juice sacs:
effect of TCA cycle intermediates. Biochem Mol Biol Int. 1999
May;47(5):749-56. Van Praag E, Tzur A,
Zehavi U, Goren R. Effect
of buffer solutions on activation of Shamouti orange pyrophosphate-dependent
phosphofructokinase by fructose 2,6-bisphosphate. IUBMB Life. 2000
Feb;49(2):149-52. From the Post-Doc 1 research: Van Praag E, Degli Agosti
R, Bachofen R. Rhythmic
activity of uptake hydrogenase in the prokaryote Rhodospirillum rubrum.
J Biol Rhythms. 2000 Jun;15(3):218-24. Van Praag E, Degli Agosti R, Bachofen R. Uptake
hydrogenase activity during selenite reduction in Rhodospirillum rubrum.
Archives des Sciences. 2002
Nov, 55:69-80. From the Post-Doc 2 research: Stallmach T, Duc C, van
Praag E, Mumenthaler C, Ott C, Kolb SA, Hebisch G, Steiner R. Feto-maternal interface of human placenta
inhibits angiogenesis in the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay.
Angiogenesis. 2001;4(1):79-84. Chapter in books:
Esther van
Praag, Walter Krebs, Bernadette Nepple and Reinhard Bachofen, Electron
production by hydrogenase for bio-remediation of Se-oxoanions. in:
Hydrogenase as a Fuel - COST 818 (eds. R. Cammack, M. Frey, R. Robson) 1998,
Taylor and Francis, 2001, p 195-6. |
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